One home or two? Saturn has almost completed the cycle which over the last 18 months has asked you to decide where you're living and how you're going to look after the family. Now all you have to do is make that big career breakthrough that Pluto is dangling above you. It may take a couple of years, so get long-term plans in place. April is a gilded patch for sheer joie de vivre , while November allows, you to achieve professionally. Happy returns.

Pisces 20 Feb-20 Mar: This week's shift of the electrifying planet Uranus into your sign, where it spends the next seven years, last happened back in the 20s (choose between Prohibition or the Weimar Republic). It may not shock all you Pisceans at once (20 Feb birthdays get first jolt), but there's plenty else going on in your 'scope to make this an unusually fruitful and progressive time. Work or play, it's no time for slacking.

Aries 21 Mar-19 Apr: Who's the boss round here anyway? You may currently have different ideas to your so-called superior about how to get things done. Who's right? With an exalted Mars atop your 'scope, you of course! You're better off as a solo act (or a boss) than a team player, especially since your place of work is clanging like a blacksmith's forge.

Taurus 20 Apr-20 May: The zodiacal Bull is a byword for pragmatism. So although it is lovely to talk up one's ideals, and to listen to theoreticians who have lots of I-know-best advice about your beautiful (we hope) career, what ultimately counts is what's do-able and affordable. Where work is concerned, get bolshy about practical details while plastering a big wide smile across your face for the press cameras waiting outside. Private life? Good Lord, you don't have time for one of those. Not now.

Gemini 21 May-20 Jun: The professional stuff is simple: either you seize your career by the scruff of the neck and wrestle it to the ground or vice versa. If you were born in 1973 that goes double. This is a crunch week - come out fighting, even if it's 'just' with fighting talk (your best weapon, frankly). Coincidentally, the next few days also offer moments of sweet artistic refinement and air-kissing bliss.

Cancer 21 Jun-22 Jul: Although the season of the Fishes lasts just a month, it will resonate for you Crabs right through to December, so pay attention to what is unfolding now, and specifically to any new faces. Dialogue (that means two-way conversation, not just you talking) is vital now. You're onstream with your communications, especially on Wednesday and Thursday. Keep notes of any agreements or just about the delights of spouting off.

Leo 23 Jul-22 Aug: As a no-nonsense Leo, you rarely get pie-eyed about your romantic prospects, but with Venus madly fluttering her eyelashes, those of you born in early August might make an exception this week. Get a pal to keep you anchored on planet earth. A boom time beckons all Lions next weekend - riotous parties, secret trysts, enormous expense. Since work is currently a treadmill, be sure to savour the time out.

Virgo 23 Aug-22 Sep: Virgoans are meant to be compliant beings who obey the call of duty without thought for themselves. Although the selfless streak that makes your sign so appealing is unlikely to vanish, a little more determination to grab what's rightfully yours is currently in order. Your professional situation positively demands it, while your private thirsts are unlikely to be slaked by playing wallflower.

Libra 23 Sep-23 Oct: Librans don't need a sidekick in order to play the good cop/bad cop routine; you can flick from one role to the other at the drop of a Scale. Try to distinguish on whom you are unleashing your act, however. While your workplace and home turf look full of challenge and noise, your persuasiveness on the friendship and flirtation front are high. Don't go gooey-eyed over someone wildly inappropriate, while alienating someone who's on your side.

Scorpio 24 Oct-21 Nov: Once you have your teeth into a project, or smell the scent of romantic quarry, there is no stopping a Scorpio, and with your battling Mars ruler in exalted position, heaven help anyone who tries. Your patience, which can be awesome, is not currently needed. Action, creation and delivery on your promises are. As they say in Latin lessons, carpe diem - seize the day, especially Wednesday and Thursday.

Sagittarius 22 Nov-21 Dec: Location, location, location. Planets at the root of your 'scope are asking questions about your home life and offering you reflection on how it is organised. If you're lucky, or born 22/23 November, there may even be some inspirational answers on offer. Since this is an ongoing theme of your year, think on. The location of your romantic intentions is another matter - the accent is on ease and charm rather than intensity, which, considering recent events, is probably just how you want it.

Capricorn 22 Dec-19 Jan: Although you belong to the zodiac sign of old father time, and count passing years the way the rest of us count months, you can't spend a moment longer waiting for decisions. You need answers and results now! Those who can't supply them need to be leant on or sidelined. This rare restiveness applies to both your intimate life and your work; you normally (and happily) carry the load. Just for once, get selfish.

Aquarius 20 Jan-19 Feb: Although Aquarians can come across as somewhat other worldly, you aren't normally known as rosy-hued dreamers. With Venus and Neptune combining in your sign this week, however, you're all gaiety, petals and glamour. Similarly, while your sign is not celebrated for its free-spending qualities, it seems to be hard to stop your hard-gained pounds from flying out your purse in celebration. Welcome to the world of earthlings.